THE TOTALISATOR.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10514, 23 July 1910, Page 6

THE TOTALISATOR.

(Per Press Association.) Palmerston North, July 22, At a public meeting held under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce to-night the following resolutions were passed, on the motion of Mr R. S. Abrahams, President of the Manawatu I Racing Club: "That this meeting considers that the abolition of the totahsator would not be in the best interests of the Dominion, and that this meeting is of opinion, that a. reduction in the days of racing is desirable, more especiallv in regard to unregistered meetings," which should be absolutely barred except in the case of purely sports meetings, and that such limitation as regards totalisator clubs should not be of too drastic a nature, and at least three years' notice should be given to clubs which have to lose their meetings altogether." Mr Abrahams warmly defended the racing clubs against Mr Millar's atack, and showed that they had done all m their power to purify the bookmakers. 'The Manawatu Club had a list made and submitted it to the police, and the only reply they received was that they were all equally bad. The Club had been proceeded against for refusing to license a bookmaker because he had notbehaved himself on. the Manawatu racecourse.

• It was also resolved "that the meeting heartily congratulates the Premier on haying passed the motion brought forward for the repeal of the clause 'n the Gaming and Lotteries Act of 1900 giving bookmakers a legal status, and hopes that legislation will be passed to give effect to the resolution without delay."